3 papers
physics.geo-ph2026
Kinematics of erosion-induced landslide mobility
Shiva P. Pudasaini
Erosion-induced landslide mobility is a prominent phenomenon in nature. However, this topic remains poorly understood, even though erosion greatly alters nearly every aspect of lan…
physics.geo-ph2026
The landslide drag
Shiva P. Pudasaini
Drag is one of the most important energy dissipation mechanisms in nature, including landslides and debris flows. To satisfactorily reproduce laboratory or field data in simulating…
physics.geo-ph2025
The Frictional Brachistochrone
Shiva P. Pudasaini
Here, I construct an elegant frictional brachistochrone for a mass point motion of a granular material with the Coulomb frictional energy dissipation that inherently includes the e…